Rvng, a small Brooklyn-based record label focused on releasing limited runs of electronic music mixes, edits, and remixes, is launching a new 12" series called FRKWYS. A play on the name of the legendary Folkways record label founded by Moses Asch in the late 40s to document sound and movement. . . . .

Rvng, a small Brooklyn-based record label focused on releasing
limited runs of electronic music mixes, edits, and remixes, is launching
a new 12" series called
FRKWYS.

A play on the name of the legendary Folkways record label founded by
Moses Asch in the late 40s to document sound and movement in music from
around the world, our FRKWYS (think Freakways) 12" series pairs
contemporary artists and their progenitors by way of remix,
reinterpretation, and studio / live collaboration.

Like the Folkways releases, each installment in the FRKWYS series
lives under a thematic banner (albeit sometimes loose) and explores a
different facet of electronic music. The first release in the series
features collaborations from NYC's industrial pranksters
Excepter with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey, JG Thirwell of Foetus and his many alter egos, and Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto. We've set the bar high.

It's been inspirational / exhilarating working with both our peers
and artists whom we hold close to heart as heroes. The willingness and
enthusiasm on both sides to experiment in this context has created an
unbounded feeling to the series. As you'll hear, the results speak for
themselves. This is future future music.

Perhaps an anomaly in this current music climate, we are compensating
all of the artists involved upfront for their valuable time and efforts
and doing everything in our means to create suitable environments and
tools for these unique collaborations to happen.

We are housing these limited edition 12"s (900 copies / pressing) in a
seemingly simple but financially devastating package using classic
tip-on style jackets wrapped in black leatherette and overlayed with
Frkwys “family portraits”, creating a truly substantial and archival
feel. While we've never encouraged it, our past limited pressings have
often found their way to internet auction sites and through trader
networks at costs inflated well beyond the original, affordable sticker
price.

These financial factors considered, our budget is long spent and
we're looking for just enough to complete the jacket & LP
production. As part of our backer awards, we are offering a one time
initial subscription to the ten part series. Because we are a small crew
contending with a ton of mailorder, we are only offering 100
subscriptions to the series, all of them through
Kickstarter because we think this site is the shit.

We anticipate one release every other month starting August 2009 and
ending February 2010. We will announce the next collaboration a month
prior to the release date. Other artists we're lining up for FRKWYS
include
Psychic Ills, Mirror Mirror, and ARP. We've gotta keep the collaborations tight-lipped for now or it would spoil the fun.All 12"s + digital downloads pledged / purchased through Kickstarter will ship August 15th from our Brooklyn offices.
For more on Excepter, check out their web worlds. I'd highly recommend
subscribing to their newsletter so you can keep updated on their always
anticipated live Excepter Streams:

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Rvng, a small Brooklyn-based record label focused on releasing
limited runs of electronic music mixes, edits, and remixes, is launching
a new 12" series called
FRKWYS.

A play on the name of the legendary Folkways record label founded by
Moses Asch in the late 40s to document sound and movement in music from
around the world, our FRKWYS (think Freakways) 12" series pairs
contemporary artists and their progenitors by way of remix,
reinterpretation, and studio / live collaboration.

Like the Folkways releases, each installment in the FRKWYS series
lives under a thematic banner (albeit sometimes loose) and explores a
different facet of electronic music. The first release in the series
features collaborations from NYC's industrial pranksters
Excepter with Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey, JG Thirwell of Foetus and his many alter egos, and Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto. We've set the bar high.

It's been inspirational / exhilarating working with both our peers
and artists whom we hold close to heart as heroes. The willingness and
enthusiasm on both sides to experiment in this context has created an
unbounded feeling to the series. As you'll hear, the results speak for
themselves. This is future future music.

Perhaps an anomaly in this current music climate, we are compensating
all of the artists involved upfront for their valuable time and efforts
and doing everything in our means to create suitable environments and
tools for these unique collaborations to happen.

We are housing these limited edition 12"s (900 copies / pressing) in a
seemingly simple but financially devastating package using classic
tip-on style jackets wrapped in black leatherette and overlayed with
Frkwys “family portraits”, creating a truly substantial and archival
feel. While we've never encouraged it, our past limited pressings have
often found their way to internet auction sites and through trader
networks at costs inflated well beyond the original, affordable sticker
price.

These financial factors considered, our budget is long spent and
we're looking for just enough to complete the jacket & LP
production. As part of our backer awards, we are offering a one time
initial subscription to the ten part series. Because we are a small crew
contending with a ton of mailorder, we are only offering 100
subscriptions to the series, all of them through
Kickstarter because we think this site is the shit.

We anticipate one release every other month starting August 2009 and
ending February 2010. We will announce the next collaboration a month
prior to the release date. Other artists we're lining up for FRKWYS
include
Psychic Ills, Mirror Mirror, and ARP. We've gotta keep the collaborations tight-lipped for now or it would spoil the fun.All 12"s + digital downloads pledged / purchased through Kickstarter will ship August 15th from our Brooklyn offices.
For more on Excepter, check out their web worlds. I'd highly recommend
subscribing to their newsletter so you can keep updated on their always
anticipated live Excepter Streams:

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